In 1997 communication on the Internet was just developing. VIP wanted to be front and center in the development of new interactive technologies. VIP’s educational software division vastly improved the ways in which students, teachers and parents communicate. In 2000 Robert Slider and Michelle Robinson patented the “Virtual School Environment”. Michelle saw a problem with the way teachers related assignments to students and parents. Stanford her son gave her the idea of why not build an online solution. Stanford has recently joined the VIP Company as its new vice president of development. VIP has expanded into other areas of technology. Creating video interactive technology is the latest project. This technology was used in the 2012 and 2014 election cycles.